PH51209: UNEXPECTED INFORMATION MESSAGE IS PRINTED WHEN JSON PARSE WITH DETAIL IS USED

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Unexpected Information message is printed when JSON PARSE with
  detail is used
  

Local fix

• RECOVERY ACTION:
  Apply PTF
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.4 and later      *
  *                 releases running programs using JSON PARSE   *
  *                 with detail phrase to parse JSON documents   *
  *                 into fixed character-length UTF-8 data       *
  *                 items.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Informational runtime message IGZ0329I  *
  *                      was issued incorrectly informing about  *
  *                      the loss of information when JSON PARSE *
  *                      with detail phrase is used to parse     *
  *                      JSON documents into fixed               *
  *                      character-length UTF-8 data items       *
  *                      where the sender document can fit into  *
  *                      the receiver data item correctly and    *
  *                      there is no loss of information.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Install the provided PTF.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  When JSON PARSE with detail is used to parse JSON documents
  into  fixed character-length UTF-8 data items, a logic error in
  the COBOL Runtime led to an incorrect informational runtime
  message IGZ0329I being issued about loss of information in the
  parsed output data item when the size of the JSON document and
  its contents can fit correctly into the receiver data item,
  i.e., the JSON document can be parsed into the fixed
  character-length UTF-8 data item correctly without loss of
  information.
  
  COB0604T/K
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem in the COBOL Runtime has been corrected. The logic
  used to determine loss of significance of information in JSON
  PARSE routine bas been corrected by ensuring that the
  informational message is issued only when JSON PARSE with
  detail phrase is used and when the sender JSON document is
  greater than the receiver and there is an actual loss of
  information.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• IGZCER4  IGZCEV4  IGZCJNI2 IGZLLIBV IGZXAPI  IGZXCA31 IGZXCDA
  IGZXD24  IGZXDMR  IGZXJNI2 IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC
  IGZXLPKD IGZXLPKE IGZXLPKF IGZXLPKG IGZXPK2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7C0 PSY UI83716

     UP22/12/16 P F212

• R7D0 PSY UI83717

     UP22/12/16 P F212

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